If you are starting out with watercolors and particularly interested in painting flowers, this simple course if For You!

YOU WILL LEARN

- the difference between cold and warm colors and how to use them

- how to mix colors using a color wheel

- how to create soft washes

- how to use layering in botanical art

- how to create a 3-dimensional flower keeping it light and tender

and more!

INSIDE THE COURSE

- theoretical lesson about color mixing and creating your own palette for botany

- simple step by step explanation of painting process, petal by petal

- an outline of a daisy for you to download and trace - no need to draw anything!

Warning: This course doesn't have a video of drawing your daisy in pencil. Instead you can download an outline of a flower, print it on watercolor paper and paint right away!

Download a trace in Class Project.

MATERIALS USED IN THE CLASS

- Watercolor paper: Canson Montval, cold press, 300 gsm. You can use any cellulose (student quality) paper of any texture. If you plan to print an outline on the watercolor paper sheet, choose thinner paper (120 gsm)

- 2-3 brushes: 1 small synthetic round brush, 1 middle-sized synthetic round brush. You can use more if you want.

- soft pencil for a sketch (if you will draw one), eraser.

- watercolors: I used Rosa professional watercolors. You can use any watercolor brand you own.

Colors You will need:

pink color (Magenta/ Quinacridone/ Alizarin/or any cold red color)
warm red (Cadmium Red)
green (Phthalo green/ Turquoise/ Emerald green/ Cobalt Turquoise/ or any cold green)
blue (Ultramarine/ Ceruleum/ Blue Indanthrene)
yellow (Cadmium yellow)

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?

The course is made for beginners in watercolor who want to advance in color mixing, understand the theory and love botanical art.

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Carol Clay

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